Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged on Tuesday Tehran’s continued support for Yemen’s Houthi movement and called for dialogue among Yemenis to safeguard the war-shattered nation’s territorial integrity. A Saudi-led coalition has been battling to restore Yemen’s...

A large fire broke out on Monday at a weapons depot run by an Iraqi militia group, causing explosions heard across Baghdad, killing one person and injuring 29 others, authorities said. The depot, run by a militia group under the umbrella of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, was...

 Iran said Tuesday that Britain might free its oil tanker Grace 1 soon, after some documents were exchanged that would help the seized ship's release. "Britain is interested in releasing Iran's oil tanker Grace 1 ... following the exchange of some documents, we hope the release will...

The presence of Western forces in the Gulf is fuelling regional tension, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim said on Monday. “The states of the Gulf can together secure the transit of ships,” he said on Twitter. “Iraq is seeking to reduce tension in our region through calm...